R.J.P. Construction and Development

A $478,500 new single-family house sits at the top of R.J.P. Construction and Development's permit list, and the rest of it gets ordinary in the useful way: deck rebuilds, a $115,050 kitchen and bathroom alteration, bathroom framing after water damage, interior office framing, window replacement, a fence, a shed, a roof stripped and reshingled. Ronald Pitocchelli runs the company from 18 Pine Tree Drive in Methuen and is named as both its owner and its responsible person. Twenty-seven permitted projects are on file, most of them in Methuen, the others in Danvers, Somerville and Beverly. On BuildZoom the company lists kitchen, bathroom and basement remodels, whole-home remodels and additions — a range the permits bear out, from framing an interior office to putting up a house. BuildZoom prints two Massachusetts home improvement contractor numbers for this business, #135761 and #165204. Look both up on the state's registry yourself, and ask the company which one is meant to cover your job, before you sign or pay a deposit. For an addition, a gut kitchen or bath, or a deck rebuild around Methuen, this is a builder whose permits cover all three at real size. Settle the registration question first, then hold out for a written scope with allowances and a payment schedule tied to inspections.